User talk:EdwardGarbo

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Proposed deletion of Robert Carli


The article Robert Carli has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp/dated tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. -- Non-Dropframe   talk   17:17, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Robert Carli


A tag has been placed on Robert Carli, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.
 * It appears to be a clear copyright infringement of http://robcarli.com/RC-BIO.pdf. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Requesting copyright permission. However, even if you use one of these processes to release copyrighted material to Wikipedia, it still needs to comply with the other policies and guidelines to be eligible for inclusion. If you would like any assistance with this, you can ask a question at the help desk.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:23, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

January 2017
Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Robert Carli. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion, which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. Bishonen &#124; talk 17:36, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

There have been two problems identified with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy. Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Bishonen &#124; talk 17:41, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Hey Bishonen - thank you for your efforts in monitoring Wikipedia. We here at Arpix Media donate to Wikipedia regularly to show our support. We have worked with Robert Carli, but we are simply trying to post facts on here and avoid any hyperbole. We are also posting to credible sources for his awards and achievements. This is my first day on Wikipedia are a contributor and plan to do more now that I'm in (wasn't aware it would be this straightforward). If there is a better method to get his info on here, I'd happily proceed that way.
 * Note: This shows that Arpixmedia represents the artist they created an article about. Bishonen &#124; talk 17:45, 5 January 2017 (UTC).

Also, in getting the page up, I did originally have some slightly more "press release"-y language, but have since removed that. Thanks.
 * In getting the page up, you copied Carli's published biography verbatim, which is disallowed. Also, the reason for your block is not the content of your article, but rather the fact that your username violates Wikipedia's username policy. You'll need to request a new username before you're allowed to continue editing. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:55, 5 January 2017 (UTC)


 * You will have to address two concerns before making any further edits:
 * You will have to change your username, or create a new account that does not represent your business. The username policy has rules against using the name of a company as an account name, unless it includes the name of a specific individual within it (e.g. Rob at Arpixmedia).
 * You are obliged to disclose any conflict of interest you have when writing about subjects with which you have a personal or professional connection. This is absolutely required when you edit topics where you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your writing. Please refer to WP:PAID for the details of this strictly enforced policy, as well as the plain and simple conflict of interest guide for a more general overview of being a writer with affiliations to a subject.
 * --Drm310 (talk) 18:00, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Drm310 Thank you for your help, DRM. I will work on both of those 2 items. Apologies on not identifying the conflict of interest (the connection to Robert). New to this and I wasn't prompted for the question, otherwise I would have happily divulged. Now I know!

Block Removal

 * Would you mind expounding on how you expect to contribute? &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 22:11, 14 March 2017 (UTC)